Continuum of Care
(CoC) Programs
Program Summary
Rapid Re-Housing
Continuum of Care Rapid Re-Housing program provides temporary financial assistance for housing and case management to qualified homeless individuals and families who are in the 71 counties called the Mississippi Balance of State.
Program Summary
Chronically Homeless Permanent Supportive Housing
The Chronically Homeless Permanent Supportive Housing Program in Meridian, MS is for an unaccompanied homeless individual with a disabling condition who has been continuously homeless for a year or more.
Program Eligibility
Continuum of Care Rapid Re-Housing
*Individual must be literally homeless.
Literally homeless is: An individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, meaning:
01
Has a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not meant for human habitation;
02
Is living in a publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements (including congregate shelters, transitional housing, and hotels and motels paid for by charitable organizations or by federal, state and local government programs);
03
Household must be homeless or about to become homeless. Household unit must meet fair market rent for assistance.
*Client must be chronically homeless in Meridian, MS.
Chronically homeless is:
01
An unaccompanied homeless individual with a disabling condition who has been continuously homeless for a year or more OR
02
An unaccompanied individual with a disabling condition who has had at least four episodes of homelessness in the past three years.
Program Eligibility
Chronically Homeless Permanent Supportive Housing Program
How to apply
To apply for the Continuum of Care programs:
Resources
EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS
GRANT PROGRAMS
Program Summary
Rapid Re-Housing
The rapid rehousing assistance helps with rental payments, security/utility deposits, moving costs, and case management to individuals and families experiencing homelessness across the state of Mississippi. The permanent housing placement assistance is specifically for individuals who are about to become homeless due to an eviction notice. The household income must be 30% of the area median income. Additionally, the program may provide job search assistance, transition assistance, negotiations with landlords, transportation, and financial management/budgeting assistance.
Program Summary
Emergency
Solutions Grant
Emergency Solutions Grant assists the unsheltered homeless by connecting them with emergency shelters, housing or critical services and provides them with urgent non-facility based care.
Program Eligibility
Rapid Re-Housing
To participate in the Emergency Solutions Rapid Re-Housing Program, the individual must be literally homeless.
Literally homeless is: An individual or family who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, meaning:
01
Has a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not meant for human habitation;
02
Is living in a publicly or privately operated shelter designated to provide temporary living arrangements (including congregate shelters, transitional housing, and hotels and motels paid for by charitable organizations or by federal, state and local government programs);
03
Is exiting an institution where (s)he has resided for 90 days or less and who resided in an emergency shelter or place not meant for human habitation immediately before entering that institution
Program Eligibility
Emergency Solutions Grant
01
To participate in the Emergency Solutions the Permanent Housing Placement program, the individual must be facing eviction with a household income of 30% of the area median income.
How to apply
To apply for Continuum of Care or Emergency Solutions Grant programs,